Delivery Manager - AI Assurance Practical Implementation at Ministry of Defence, London, 6 months, £Contract Rate

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you're a permanent appointee or an interim.

 

As a Delivery Manager - AI Assurance Practical Implementation, your main responsibilities will be:build and maintain teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating and working wellidentify obstacles and help the team to overcome themfocus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and servicesencourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery teamcoach and mentor both team members and others to apply the most appropriate Agile and Lean tools and techniques.Build an understanding of StratCom AI initiatives across the TLB. Ensure all project leads/SROS for those initiatives are conversant with JSP936 and ethical considerations.Develop and staff the initial annual AI Ethics Assurance statement for UKStratCom as required by JSP936.Develop governance structures to oversee adherence to AI Ethics Assurance in UK StratCom and approve the annual assurance statement.Provide a feedback loop into our DAIC AI Assurance workstrand, helping to iterate and further develop the practical implementation of AI Assurance practices in UK MOD.Essential:SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.Proven track record of delivering digital products or services using a variety of software lifecycle approaches, including agile and leanDescribe how you would approach multiple priorities and how you would look to plan a course through thisExperience of creating, influencing, and managing stakeholder relationshipsExperience in building and motivating delivery teams, ensuring they are high performing

 

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.Disability Confident As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the MOD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.Armed Forces CovenantMOD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.